Jewell Town District

Jewell Town District
Location W. Whitehall Rd. and Jewell St., South Hampton, New Hampshire
Area 78.9 acres (31.9 ha)
Built 1687 (1687)
Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
MPS South Hampton MRA
NRHP Reference # 83001147[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1983

The Jewell Town District of South Hampton, New Hampshire, encompasses a colonial-era industrial village with a history dating to 1687. It is centered at the junction of West Whitehall and Jewell Streets, which is just south of a bend in the Powwow River, the source of the power for the mills that were built here. The area was settled in 1687 by Thomas Jewell, and by the early 19th century included a variety of mills as well as a bog iron works. The district now includes only remnants of its industrial past, and features a collection of 18th and early-19th century residential architecture.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Jewell Town District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-30.


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